Announcing Location of SMU's Permanent Campus
Speaking on 5 December 1998, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan announces that Singapore Management University's permanent campus will be built at the Bras Basah area of the city. The announcement was made at the Singapore Institute of Management.


    Lectures by Professors Sir James Ball and John Quelch
    Singapore Management University hosts public lectures by Professors Sir James Ball and John Quelch of the London Business School on 15 January 1999. Left to right, Deputy President and Provost Tan Teck Meng; Chairman Ho Kwon Ping; Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng; John Yip, CEO and Executive Director SIM.


      Talk by Chairman of the Board of Trustees
      Students from Singapore Management University's pioneer class of undergraduates with questions for Ho Kwon Ping, Chairman of SMU’s Board of Trustees. The talk was held at the Singapore Art Museum on 19 July 2000.


        Inaugural Convocation
        Entrance to the marquee tent for the inaugural convocation ceremony marking the opening of Singapore Management University and the beginning of the academic year. Ceremonies were held 29 July 2000 at Bras Basah Park, the site of the university’s future city campus.


          Business School
          Entrance to the business school at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.


            Convocation 2001
            Faculty at Singapore Management University’s second convocation. SMU welcomed 500 bachelor's degree candidates—the first intake of 100 accountancy students and 400 business students. Convocation 2001 was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 12 August 2001.


              SMU’s First Graduates
              Singapore Management University’s first-ever graduates are twenty-one students who earned master of science in applied finance degrees. Photo taken at SMU's Bukit Timah campus on 19 July 2003.


                Patron’s Day 2004
                The tug-of-war competition, a fixture of Singapore Management University's Patron's Day celebrations, at the Bukit Timah campus on 16 January 2004.


                  Topping Out Ceremony for City Campus
                  Trustee Loo Choon Yong, Chancellor Richard Hu, Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, and President Howard Hunter viewing the three-dimensional model of Singapore Management University’s new city campus. Picture taken on 18 October 2004 at the city campus topping out ceremony.


                    Patron’s Day 2005
                    Singapore Management University student group at Patron’s Day 2005 held at the Bukit Timah campus on 21 January 2005.


                      City Campus Opening Ceremony
                      Students waiting at the campus green for Singapore Management University's city campus opening ceremony on 20 January 2006.


                        City Campus Opening Ceremony
                        Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressing the crowd at Singapore Management University's city campus opening ceremony on 20 January 2006.


                          School of Accountancy
                          School of Accountancy at Singapore Management University’s city campus. The Lee Kong Chian School of Business and Raffles City are in the background on the left. From 2007 onwards this building housed both the School of Accountancy and the new School of Law. Photo taken in September 2005.


                            Convocation & Academic Year Opening
                            Collection on the convocation ceremonies welcoming our students to SMU


                            Patron’s Day 2012
                            Singapore President and SMU Patron Tony Tan (centre) viewing a photo montage of Singapore Management University's history at Patron's Day. Patron’s Day 2012 was celebrated at the city campus on 13 January 2012.


                              Patron’s Day 2013
                              The Social Sciences team in action at Singapore Management University's annual Patron's Day tug-of-war competition. Patron’s Day 2013 was held at the city campus on 18 January 2013.


                                A performer dive onto an exciting audience after a Starry Nite performace
                                A performer dive onto an exciting audience after a Starry Nite performace in 2015. Starry Nite is a large scale campus-wide concert that marks the end-of-semestser with the community and serves as a platform for SMU's musicians to showcase their talents.


                                  Students performing on stage in a concert
                                  Students expressing their talents by performaing on stage in a 2015 concert.


                                    School of Information Systems Construction Site
                                    Looking to the south-east, view of the construction site for the School of Information Systems is in the foreground. Further back on the left are the construction sites for the Li Ka Shing Library, School of Accountancy and the Lee Kong Chian School of Business. Bencoolen Street runs diagonally in the lower right corner, and Stamford Road (before realignment) and the National Museum are in the upper right. Photo taken on 27 November 2002.


                                      Senior executives on ground inspection of the School of Law construction in 2016
                                      Senior executives inspecting the construction of School of Law in 2016.


                                        Participants of International Speaker Series Dialogue in Delhi, India
                                        More than forty participants comprising entrepreneurs, members of the business community, educators and SMU alumni gathered in the second instalment of the International Speaker Series Dialogue hosted by SMU on 28 February 2018 in Delhi, India, The topic of “The Purposeful Entrepreneur” was tackled where participants listened to entrepreneur Mr Alan Rosling; Mr Sunil Puri, Asia-Pacific Director – Research, innovation & Product Development at Centre for Creative Leadership; Dr. Ritesh Malik, CEO of Innov8.Work; and Dr Flocy Joseph. The dialogue series was launched by the postgraduate career services team of the Dato' Kho Hui Meng Career Centre (DKHMCC). It aims to provide a platform for greater business-academic interactions and experience-sharing across geographies.


                                          Participants of the inaugural International Speaker Series Dialogue in Mumbai, India
                                          In February 2018, the inaugural International Speaker Series Dialogue took place in Mumbai, India, drawing over fifty participants, including entrepreneurs, business community members, government officials, and SMU alumni. Hosted by the postgraduate career services team of the Dato' Kho Hui Meng Career Centre (DKHMCC), the session was themed "Winning the War for Talent." It focused on how corporations and start-ups can attract the right talent to achieve their business goals and enhance their appeal to high-potential individuals.


                                            First run of Career Cafe in 2024
                                            The Dato' Kho Hui Meng Career Centre (DKHMCC) ran its first Career Cafe in the basement Concourse in September 2024. This event offered students a casual setting to engage with industry experts, career coaches, and fellow students over a drink. Prasanthi Guda, Head of Undergraduate Careers, is pictured sharing the various support services available to students for planning their career paths.


                                              Students visited the Old Town White Coffee Coastal Playgrove at East Coast Park under the Global Summer Programme
                                              As part of the Asia Pacific Business course within the Global Summer Programme (GSP), students visited the Old Town White Coffee Coastal Playgrove at East Coast Park. The programme features onsite visits to various local companies, allowing participants to enhance their socioeconomic and cultural understanding of Singapore and Asia. Students learned about the importance of leveraging technology for business success and appreciating cultural diversity. The visit to Old Town White Coffee offered real-world exposure to the local food industry.


                                                International students in the 2024 Exchange Student Ambassador (ESA) Training
                                                This is a group photo featuring the batch of graduating students from the 2024 Exchange Student Ambassador Training. The Training was first launched in February 2023 to equip exchange students with skills to be an ambassador of SMU through a series of specially curated workshops held over a semester.


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